Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me-Chapter 202 - 193: Immortal Transformation Pool

"Planning on leaving?"

With a cold chuckle, Long Ye threw a punch, the overwhelming dragon power erupting, effectively blocking the man’s retreat.

The man from the North Sea turned his head back and asked gloomily, "Friend from Dragon Clan, what is your intention?"

Stepping forward and blocking his path, Long Ye replied, "You’ve harmed someone and yet want to leave without paying any price, where in the world does such good fortune exist?"

If this man from the North Sea had come just to help the Peng Demon King and then leave, Long Ye would not have stopped him. But instead, after saving the Peng Demon King, he had the audacity to try to murder Jiang Chen.

This was something Long Ye could not tolerate. If he could not make this man pay in some way today, then this issue would never be resolved.

"You..."

Despite his anger, the man from the North Sea knew that he had acted wrongly, and if things escalated, he would get the short end of the stick.

Hence, he gave it a thought, and with a flick of his large sleeve, a demon master’s plume flew out towards Long Ye.

"Humph!"

Having yielded the Kunpeng plume, the man from the North Sea snorted coldly and left with the Peng Demon King.

At this time, Long Ye, having gained an advantage, did not block their retreat. Holding the Kunpeng plume in his hand, he examined it briefly before casually giving it to Jiang Chen.

"This thing is quite interesting; keep it for now. It might come in handy one day."

After saying this, Long Ye left without a word to Jiang Chen.

"Thank you, ancestor."

Upon receiving the Kunpeng plume, Jiang Chen bowed in the direction of Long Ye’s departure. He then dismantled the Star River Universe Light formation, descended from the sky to the surface of the sea, and gave a salute to the East Sea Dragon King, saying:

"I also have to thank you for your assistance, Dragon King."

The East Sea Dragon King waved his hand, saying: "No need to thank me, I didn’t offer much help."

At this point, he continued, "I have guests waiting, so I cannot chat any longer. Let’s talk another time."

As he said this, the East Sea Dragon King called to the immortals from the Earth Immortal Realm and returned to the Dragon Palace with them, resuming their drinking and merriment.

As for Jiang Chen, he quickly started collecting his trophies, such as Bull Demon King’s head, the horn of the Flood Dragon Demon King, the plume of the Peng Demon King, and so on.

The remaining five demons, including the Bull Demon King, were rescued by a few unknown masters while Long Ye was confronting the man from the North Sea.

Although Jiang Chen had witnessed it, knowing that he was no match for them, he did not interfere and allowed them to leave.

But this matter was far from finished. Once Jiang Chen was free, he would definitely lead an army to find each family in turn.

Watching Jiang Chen’s excited face, the Seven Fairies gradually understood and guessed that they might have inadvertently helped him.

Thinking of this, the Seven Fairies first glared angrily at Heavenly King Li and then resentfully at Jiang Chen. Finally, they huffily mounted their clouds and returned to the Heaven Court.

They were mad at Jiang Chen, but even more so at Heavenly King Li. If they hadn’t believed his lies, none of this would have happened.

For a moment, Heavenly King Li was being resented by the Seven Fairies. Anyone would be unhappy about being deceived, let alone proud women like the Seven Fairies.

...

Not long after the Seven Fairies left, the fight between Nezha and Sun Wukong was concluded. As expected, Nezha was defeated, with Sun Wukong injuring his right arm, forcing him to retreat in a somewhat dishevelled state.

At this point, with the heavenly soldiers wounded by the six demons and Nezha defeated by Sun Wukong, the Heaven Court had suffered heavy losses. Hence, Heavenly King Li remarked, "That monkey is very powerful and supported by many demons. We are not his match."

"Now that it has come to this, we will not continue to hold on. Let’s go back to the Heaven Realm, inform the Jade Emperor about everything, and request more heavenly soldiers. It will not be too late to catch that monkey again."

After saying this, Heavenly King Li did not wait for everyone’s agreement before he set off for the Heaven Court.

This attitude clearly showed that he did not want to continue. As the commanding officer, with his heart set on withdrawal, Jiang Chen had no choice but to follow him back to the Heaven Court.

However, this was not surprising. Wasn’t the Jade Emperor’s true intention in sending Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King, a figure connected to the Buddhist door, to catch Sun Wukong just to avoid catching the monkey?

If it wasn’t for this reason, the Heaven Court wouldn’t have sent Pagoda Bearing Heavenly King considering its countless powerful beings.

...

...

Upon returning to the Heaven Court, Heavenly King Li quickly reported everything that happened in the lower realm to the Jade Emperor, praising Jiang Chen heavily. He stated how Jiang Chen fought against the six Demon Kings single handedly and did not fall behind, greatly boosting the prestige of the Heaven Court.

The Jade Emperor agreed and lavished Jiang Chen with praise, rewarding him with a jug of Nine Heavens Sweet Dew.

Nine Heavens Sweet Dew, the fairy wine, is brewed from innate spiritual fruits and is reserved for distinguished guests from the Three Realms by the Jade Emperor. Even the Great Luo Golden Immortal might not have the chance to see it.

The Jade Emperor gifted a pot of such precious item directly to Jiang Chen, demonstrating his pleasant mood.

After all, since the Jade Emperor inherited the position from the supreme god Haotian and renamed himself as the Jade Emperor, the prestige of the Heaven Court has gradually diminished. By now, even if it hadn’t become honorary, it wasn’t far off.

Within the Three Realms, any monster dared to declare itself a king, disregarding the Heaven Court, which just goes to show how far Heaven Court’s prestige has fallen.

Now, with Jiang Chen defeating six major demon kings in one fell swoop, the prestige of the Heaven Court has significantly bolstered. How could the Jade Emperor not be pleased?

Interestingly enough, the vast Heaven Court, home to countless experts and even several Quasi-Saints, had to rely on Jiang Chen, who was merely in the Golden Immortal Realm, to salvage its reputation. It was rather amusing.

After encouraging Jiang Chen, the Jade Emperor diverted the topic back to the monkey. He then said, "That monster in the lower realm calling himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, is wildly arrogant, not putting Heaven Court in his eyes at all."

"Someone, gather our forces, mobilize a grand army, and wipe out Huaguo Mountain in one fell swoop. Kill that monster monkey to display the might of Heaven."

While the Jade Emperor spoke, Taibai Jinxing appeared from the grouped officials and suggested, "That monster monkey is ignorant of hierarchy. Waging war against him wouldn’t subdue him quickly and would unnecessarily exhaust our forces. It’s simply not worth it."

"What if, Your Majestic, we issue an edict of amnesty instead, appointing him as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven? All we have to do is give him an empty title, appoint him a position with no salary."

The Jade Emperor, who knew the answer, asked, "What do you mean by ’a position with no salary’?"

Taibai Jinxing coordinated and replied, "Give him the title of Great Sage Equal to Heaven. But do not involve him in any affairs or pay him any salary. Just let him exist between Heaven and Earth. This will temper his wickedness, so that peace would be restored to Heaven and Earth."

The implication of this was to find a place to confine Sun Wukong, so that he would stop making trouble.

The Jade Emperor replied, "I will follow your suggestion."

He then ordered an edict and dispatched Taibai Jinxing to carry it out.

Leaving Taibai Jinxing aside, let’s turn to Jiang Chen, who, after receiving the Nine Heavens Sweet Dew bestowed upon him by the Jade Emperor, directly exited the Lingxiao Palace and headed towards the Immortal Transformation Pool.

The Immortal Transformation Pool, like the Sky Soldier Pool, is a treasured asset of the Heaven Court. The difference is that the Immortal Transformation Pool is for immortals, while the Sky Soldier Pool is for heavenly soldiers.

Every newly-arrived immortal in Heaven Court is granted one opportunity to enter the Immortal Transformation Pool. Naturally, Jiang Chen was entitled to this as well.

The Immortal Transformation Pool is an Innate Spiritual Treasure born in response to the will of heaven. During the transition between the Great Ancient and Ancient times, the prehistoric earth underwent a massive transformation and the innate spiritual energy degraded, transforming into the acquired energy of the later generation.

The Immortal Transformation Pool was born at this time, formed from the last vestiges of the innate spiritual energy.

The greatest role of this treasure is to help immortals cleanse their bodies, shedding the worldly energy and rebuilding their bodies with innate energy, thereby giving birth to a flawless and pure Immortal Body.

An Immortal Body is an innate body, a physique moulded by innate energy.

For ordinary immortals, the chance to enter the Immortal Transformation Pool is a great fortune as it allows them to be reborn.

But for people like Jiang Chen, who already possesses an innate body, the Immortal Transformation Pool is extraordinary but not very effective.

If he wants to improve his physique further, he would need to become one of the fabled Innate Divine Humans, second only to Innate Divine Demons. With the power of the Immortal Transformation Pool, unless it was all dedicated to him alone, there was no way it could induce such a massive transformation in him.

That did not mean that entering the Immortal Transformation Pool would have no effect on Jiang Chen. The pool water in the Immortal Transformation Pool contained the essence of innate spiritual energy. If he could refine it, it would greatly benefit his body.

Perhaps it might even enable a breakthrough.

It was a bit of good luck, and naturally, Jiang Chen wouldn’t refuse.

...

After flying in the Heaven Court for a while and passing through several realms, Jiang Chen arrived at the Immortal Transformation Pool. After identifying himself to the heavenly general guarding the place, he walked straight in.

The pool, like the Sky Soldier Pool, also floated under a starry sky. However, the Immortal Transformation Pool was undoubtedly much smaller, about the size of a city.

Although small, the energy contained within the Immortal Transformation Pool was not weak and was even more potent than the Sky Soldier Pool by several hundred times.

The pool glowed with radiant celestial light, so dazzling it was hard to keep one’s eyes open. Jiang Chen stepped forward, and before he even stepped into the pool, he already felt a surge of immense innate essence hitting him face-on.

"How strong!"

With a praise, Jiang Chen leapt up and jumped into the Immortal Transformation Pool. Instantly, the entire pool started boiling, transforming into a massive power that rushed into his body from all pores.

Boom...

Jiang Chen’s formidable blood energy vibrated, shattering all the surging power, refining it into pure energy.

But this wasn’t enough.

With a thought, Jiang Chen first took out the Golden Pill given to him by the Jade Emperor and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, he took out the sage essence blood he obtained from the gray wolf’s nest and gulped it down. Lastly, he took a sip of the Nine Heavens Sweet Dew just given to him by the Jade Emperor.

Boom, boom, boom!

Suddenly, powerful energies were released inside Jiang Chen’s body, charging around wildly as if a pot had exploded.

These powers clashed and stirred up a terrifying force as if it would tear Jiang Chen’s body apart.

"Settle!"

Calming his mind, Jiang Chen visualized Mount Buzhou within his Sea of Consciousness. Immediately, a vast majestic power emerged, suppressing all the energies within his body.